Gizmo is gone. Monday evening he bit me, HARD. After that, he kept trying to bite me, but I stayed out of his reach! I called the people who sold him to us, and they agreed to take him back. I was SO discouraged. I know it's "just a dog," but ... Anyway, we're back in the market, I guess.
Mark was in the ER several times this week, mostly at night, although on Thursday I came home from Kayte's volleyball game to find that he had just called the medics. They pulled in right behind me. That was a little unsettling. You'd think I'd get used to this after all this time, but these sudden things still leave me shaken. Adam (his nurse) said it's probably better that I DON'T get used to it, but I'm not convinced. I'd really like to be able to take all this in stride.
In other news, Brendan woke up with a tummy ache this morning. I'm glad I kept him home from school because less than an hour after Alex went off to the Halls of Enlightenment, Brendan started throwing up. Kaitlyn, calling home after school, was informed not to bring any friends home because we have the flu in the house. She made me laugh. "That's it!" she cried. "I'm not coming home. I'm NOT coming home! I'll sleep on the freaking streets, if I have to!" Luckily, she has enough friends that she probably will manage to stay well away from this bug without having to spend any nights on street corners! (She called a few weeks back and said, "Can I come home?" I know she MEANT, "Can I bring a friend home?" but that's not what she said! I laughed. "You LIVE here. Of course you can come home." We do see her a BIT more now that school is in session, but she doesn't choose to hang out here often. We are FAR too boring for her!)
Abrupt subject change, here ... Alex and Brendan are both getting awards at school on Tuesday (assuming they are well). Alex is getting student of the month for Responsibility, and Brendan is getting a Pirate Gold badge (for what, we're not sure yet). If any of you locals want to attend, the assembly is at 1:00 in the gym.
I spent most of the day getting nine poems and five haiku out in the mail. By return mail, I got a rejection from Boyd Mills Press for the picture book that I submitted to them, but I was actually encouraged by it. Instead of the very general "we're sorry" that most places send out, they have a checklist, and they let you know why they didn't choose your piece. They could have chosen to indicate that the piece still needed work or several other options, but instead they said that it simply didn't meet their needs at the time. That's ALMOST as good as an acceptance, isn't it? Well, it doesn't pay nearly as well! but it was a boost to the morale, nonetheless.
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Sorry to hear about Gizmo...I was keeping my fingers crossed for you. And I'm definitely sorry to hear about the sick kid. Liz missed three days of school this week with a fever that just would not go away. She managed to stay caught up with school work though and was right on track when she went back yesterday.
Congratulations to Alex and Brendan on their awards! Yoohoo!!
Hugs to all of you. Miss you.
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